Raorchestes sushili

species of amphibian

Sushil's bush frog or Andiparai Shola Bush Frog (Raorchestes sushili) is a frog. It lives in India. Scientists have seen it in Valaparai in the Western Ghat mountains.[2][3][1]

Raorchestes sushili
Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. sushili
Binomial name
Raorchestes sushili
(Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus sushili Biju and Bossuyt, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus sushili Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Raorchestes sushili Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

People have seen this frog in evergreen forests between 1000 and 1600 meters above sea level. The frog sits on plants 1-3 m above the ground. People have not seen this frog in places that human beings have changed.[1]

Like other frogs in Raorchestes, this frog hatches out of its egg as a small frog.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is in danger of dying out because it lives in a small place.[1]

First paper

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  • Biju SD; Bossuyt F (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zool J Linn Soc (Abstract). 155: 374–444. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Sushil's Bushfrog: Raorchestes sushili". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T186166A166115575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186166A166115575.en. 186166. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes sushili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. "Raorchestes sushili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 31, 2023.